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lol @ transmascs who think they can dictate to transfems what transphobia is. spend time with transfems in public and i might take you even *slightly* seriously - otherwise, keep your tasteless "but what about transmascs :(" takes to yourself
im very androgynous & often read as a cis woman in public. i get stared at, get hit on by strange men, get followed, all of it. it sucks, and transfems go through it tenfold. i truly didnt know public abuse until i was in proximity to transmisogyny via my transfem loved ones
ive been abused as a transmasc person. i was beaten and had to run away from home for a short period for my safety, among other things. ive been suicide baited by my mother, blamed for my sister coming out, told by drs i would die alone and unloved. i know transphobia.
it pales next to transmisogyny. my trans sister has a level of public terror far beyond my own despite our shared family. she refuses to present as a woman anywhere in her life for fear of harassment and abuse, whereas my presentation is safe from all but silent stares
my transfem partner is near constantly harassed in public. i struggle to even let her walk alone in public knowing what could (and does) happen to her. the amount of hatred i see directed at her is like nothing i have ever experienced before
none of you sheltered transmascs take transmisogyny seriously. im sorry you get misgendered and dont feel safe in mens washrooms. but spend 1 day in the shoes of a transfem and then get back to me about how our issues are "just as bad"
ive seen the look of a person who wants to kill you for your gender and it was directed at the transfem beside me. invisibility is a privilege, not an axis of oppression. if all you have to say is how jealous you are, you deserve to have your teeth knocked out.
